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EL PASO, Texas – Despite leading at half, Kennesaw State women's soccer conceded two second-half goals against UTEP for the 2-2 draw.
Brenna Young has scored in back-to-back games and
Rebecca Womer tallied her team-best fourth goal of the season.
Coach Chris Cahill's Remarks:
"I thought we had great effort tonight and it led to being up two at half," Cahill said. "We were strong in both boxes in the first half, unfortunately it wasn't consistent enough throughout and a few things went UTEP's way in the second. The mentality we asked for was there tonight and picking up a point in El Paso is something that will help us prepare to fly to the other side of the country and take another step towards qualifying for the conference tournament."
First Half
The Miners were aggressive to start the half. They generated three shots on goal in a two-minute span.
Sara Hill played off her line to save one of looks and made a diving save on another to keep the game tied.
KSU's first chance came in the 22
nd minute.
Anabel Orozco blasted a shot but it hit the far-side post and went back into play.
The Owls broke the scoreless draw in 32nd minute. Off the counterattack, Womer passed it to
Aly Bryan who set up Young one-on-one with the keeper and scored.
A giveaway deep in UTEP's defensive third gave the Black and Gold a 2-0 lead. A Miner slipped with the ball and Womer capitalized.
UTEP tallied some shots at the end of the half but couldn't score.
Second Half
The Miners kept their aggression from the first half – thanks in part to the efforts of Ava Quintero. The Panama native generated two early second-half looks.
UTEP got on the board in the 66
th minute. After winning the ball in the midfield, Anai Lopez connected on the strike.
Not even a minute later, Hill was forced to exit the game after suffering a lower-body injury.
Charlee Bernal came in relief for the remainder of the contest.
The equalizer came in 72
nd minute. Lopez crossed the ball to Grace Culver in the box for the goal.
Addison Neel had a chance to regain the lead but the refs ruled that Savanah Finley touched the ball before Neel, subsequently ruling it a goal kick.
In the 85
th minute, UTEP had a chance to complete the comeback. Quintero had a shot but couldn't get a good touch on the ball.
Up Next
KSU will head to Virginia on Thursday to face Liberty. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
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